Storm Scents: It's True, You Can Smell Oncoming Summer Rain. When people say they can smell a storm coming, they're right. Weather patterns produce distinctive odors that sensitive noses sniff out. This year's peculiar weather patternsâsuch as drought in the Midwest and a super derecho of thunderstorms earlier this summerâare no exception.
With 9.7 million new cars and trucks sold in 2013, Germanyâs Volkswagen Group (that includes a host of brands, like Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche in Canada) is well on its way to its goal of surpassing GM and Toyota as the worldâs largest automaker by 2018.
Top 10 Car Manufacturing Companies. Map shows headquarters of top ten car manufacturing companies in the World. German company VOLKSWAGEN is world's largest car manufacturer with total of 8,576,964 cars being rolled out of the production line in 2012 followed by Japanese TOYOTA with 8,381,968.